Posts by Ornamental Grasses

Morning Lights one of our favorite ornamental grasses. This photo was taken early, one morning when the “morning light” was lighting up the sky. This plant, with its unique vase shape, will help add depth and dimension to your garden.

Our Scotch and Irish Moss are ready. It’s a great ground-cover for light shade, around water features. A soft texture in either soft yellow or dark green. Does well around stepping stones, between flagstones or at the edge of a flower bed. Tolerated light foot traffic.  Available in 4” pots, growers flats and limited amounts of…

The Japanese forest grass (Hakonechloa) have erupted in full color this month. These colorful grasses are perfect for shaded area and container gardens on your porch. Low maintenance but high visual reward. It will lighten up any of your dark or shaded areas of your garden. We are currently growing three different varieties of this…

Watch this simple video on how to quickly and efficiently trim all your winter grasses.

August brings flowers galore when it comes to ornamental Grasses. Leading the way this month is Pennisetum a. “Burgundy Bunny” with its fluffy blooms protruding above the red and green foliage. Pennisetum a Hamelin, maybe the darkest greenest grass here, shows off its fluffy plumes just above that wonderful foliage. Our newest grass, Pennisetum a.…

If you want to give movement, texture and color to your fence, plant ornamental grasses in front of it to give the fence a flair. Ornamental grasses are an attractive choice because the only maintenance is cutting them back in the spring. Most grasses offer four-season interest while providing a haven for wildlife and an…

Pennisetum alopecuroides as known as Lumen Gold Fountain Grass offers splendid, golden color and a rounded, fountain like habit. The foliage is a bright gold in spring and softens to lemon in the summer. Lumen Gold is a easy growing plant and very easy to maintain it is also a great plant for small spaces…

Can’t decide on what to get your mother this Mother’s Day? Plotted Plants make a great and natural gift that will brighten any space that you place them whether its indoors or outdoors. Lighten your mother’s summer workload by planting beautiful ornamental grasses, ground covers, and dwarf Japanese maples in planters, clay and ceramic pots, decorative…

Here at Ornamental Grasses of Puget Sound we are very excited about our new varieties of premium grasses that we will be offering this summer. We have selected some of the best and most colorful grasses particularly with the smaller yard in mind.  Of course they will do well in almost any landscape. Bouteloua Gracilis…

Below are some good illustrations of different Ornamental Grasses that are 3-5 years old.